Conference Session

Internship, Co-Op, and Professional Development Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Barnes, Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators; Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz; Christine R. Starr, University of California, Santa Cruz; Scott Seagroves, The College of Saint Scholastica; Kauahi Perez, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Lisa Hunter, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #22709Successfully Building a Diverse Telescope Workforce: The Design of the Aka-mai Internship Program in Hawai’iMr. Austin Barnes, Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators Austin Barnes is a program manager with the Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators, which is housed in the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz. Coming from an educational background in astronomy and engineering, Austin manages the Akamai Internship Program, a seven week summer internship program in Hawai’i dedicated to retaining local undergraduate participants in science, technol- ogy, engineering, and mathematics

Conference Session

Internship, Co-Op, and Professional Development Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Gayle F. Doyle, Villanova University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #21083The Career Compass Professional Development Program, Instilling Integrity,Courage, Competence, and Accountability in all Undergraduate EngineeringStudentsCapt. Frank E. Falcone, Villanova University Professor Falcone is the Director of Professional Development & Experiential Education in the College of Engineering at Villanova University. His current primary focus is the development of the College’s new Professional Development Program entitled CAREER COMPASS. His primary fields of technical interest and experience are in Hydraulics, Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources. He has also taught

Conference Session

Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Blake Prout, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Mohsin Mehmood; Kalah A. Cross, Morgan State University; Matt Collinge, Johns Hopkins University; Hafeez Temitope Shittu; Habilou Ouro-Koura, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

different things I want to do in life and without the help of mymentors and Dr. N that would not be possible, and I am very appreciative. I have shared my storywith other engineers at my school and encourage them to apply. One thing I learned about researchis that you can call what you created your own. Research id for the creative mind and actuallyexperiencing it myself was life changing….”The deputy director of MDSGC who is also a co-author of this paper coordinated logistics,online application processing, selection and project assignments for the interns for the 2017Summer Exchange. All ten internship offers extended to students in 2017 summer wereaccepted, reflecting the desirability of the experience in the minds of the students. All

Conference Session

Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Addison J. Litton, Utah State University ; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University; Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Paper ID #23767Increasing Student Self-Efficacy through Undergraduate Research Experi-ences: A Qualitative StudyAddison J. Litton, Utah State University Addison J Litton is an undergraduate student at Utah State University, studying Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. He is doing research in engineering education, under the direction of Dr. Wade Goodridge and his graduate assistant Mr. Benjamin Call.Dr. Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University Wade Goodridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Industrial Technology Education